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Polo, a Mint Little Lamby

31st January 2023 Arianne Davey Features

No list of mutated scooters would be complete without mentioning the Lamby Polo. Often described as ‘the ugliest Lambretta of all time’, its fans may be small in number, but so was its production life.

Vespa SS180 That was then…

6th January 2023 Arianne Davey Features

When Motorcycle Mechanics reviewed the SS180 in 1969 it was at the end of its production life, yet the reviewer still found plenty to praise.

Emergency Action

16th December 2022 Arianne Davey Features

Military themed scooters aren’t unusual but very few depict the ‘small wars’ of the 1950s. As Stu Smith discovered, Gary Gould’s Lambretta is an exception to that rule.

13 Station Road

13th December 2022 Arianne Davey Features

There aren’t too many addresses that, on their own, will make scooterists smile but this is one of them.

The beginner’s guide to PX maintenance: Indicators

7th December 2022 Shannon Butcher Features

In the first of an occasional series the good people at Ron Daley’s talk us through basic PX maintenance. This month Michael Daley tackles common indicator problems.

Queen of the road

29th November 2022 Arianne Davey Features

In 1953, at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation, scooters were already (just) a thing. If you were buying a new Lambretta to go and watch the pomp and ceremony, you’d have likely been buying a grey Lambretta LD.

Five Hundred CCs of Fun

24th November 2022 Arianne Davey Features

What happens when you reach the top of the tree as a restorer of classic British motorcycles? If you’re Steve Robinson you turn to building insanely fast Scomadis.

JJ’s Jet 200

1st November 2022 Arianne Davey Features, Retro Classic, Scooters, Your Ride

Many regular readers will probably recognise Julian Jones, if not by name, then probably by face, as he can in no way be described as camera shy. He featured in Classic Scooterist a couple of times last year with two beautiful classic scooters that have passed through his ownership.

Eating Up Italy – a trilogy by Matthew Fort

24th October 2022 Arianne Davey Features

He’s an award-winning food critic but Matthew Fort also has an impressive amount of time in the saddle of a Vespa.

‘Casino Classic

21st October 2022 Arianne Davey Features, Scooters, Your Ride

Being a typical Yorkshireman, Adrian Terry knows what he likes, and likes what he knows. For more than four decades he’s loved scooters and Northern Soul.